Dinner Desserts,

I haven’t been around that much lately. People asking me why I gave up. Actually, I haven’t. Still loving my blog experience but there is something bigger brewing up, beside the never ending with-nanny-without-nanny of this unstable and frenetic city…. Read More ›

Do goldfishes celebrate Saint Valentine? I am sure they do celebrate Saint Valentine, probably the don’t care much about it as everything else, but they do it. Life as a goldfish must be good, they don’t ask themselves too many… Read More ›

Mrs M’s been travelling to US quite often lately and she’s totally at the mercy of her American mania! While writing this post now she is on a window seat, on her way to L.A., between a family of 4 kids (aged… Read More ›

It’s a chilly and rainy day in London today and Mrs M after her regular chit-chatting coffee morning is back home. Feels like a nice cup of Pukka tea. ‘Detox’ this time: aniseed, fennel and cardamom. It is NICE, indeed…. Read More ›

Friday afternoon, departments store. In the elevator with me a mommy with two kids, a 5 years old and a 4-ish years old. Doors open, mommy heads right – kids head left. Mommy’s visibly stressed and tired. ‘All right’ – she goes – ‘Daddy’s gonna… Read More ›

One of those mornings when, after dropping the kids off at school, you have a long ‘to do’ list and nevertheless you end up drinking coffee and chit-chatting with other mums at your local café. One of those mornings when,… Read More ›

It’s been hectic so far. And I am still not sure if I am able to be a proper mum, as they consider this here in London. My life now is only a matter of good mornings, good afternoons and goodbyes…. Read More ›

Sometimes you just want lo sleep like a baby, with that world-trusting sweet stillness. But I hate pills of any kind and I find sleeping pills the worst on earth. The only way I can manage to go through the… Read More ›

Yep. It’s been a long while, mea culpa, and unfortunately I am still struggling with my non-routine-slash-post-summer-daily-mess. What I have been telling my self for the last 20 days is – ok, summer’s done, kids finally back to school (kinda), housekeeping… Read More ›

A few years spent baking already and I still don’t have a KitchenAid! Mrs Seddy always makes fun of me because I take ages to whip the cream or to whisk the eggs and the sugar! The thing is I… Read More ›